Cheap Hotel Info !!

- Get work at the hostel where you’re staying in return for board and food – or at least a discount.
- Walk everywhere – anything that would take up to 30 minutes should be walked (also keeps you fit).
- Carry rice around in your backpack: always forms a basis for your meal.
- Eat loads of cereal for brekkie and skip lunch.
- ‘All you can eat’ offers can be a life-saver.
- Time your flights with meal-times / overnight stays.
- Look into travel passes / discount cards, e.g. a young person’s railcard in the UK will save you a fortune.
- Porridge / quick oats, doughnuts and bread are cheap breakfast items that fill you up.
- Always ask for seconds on the plane if you are hungry – if you take a plastic bag with you, you can save some of it for later.
- Make sandwiches up before you head to the airport – a full French stick with loads of filling will only cost you about £2 – a small sandwich in the airport will cost you over £3. Same with drinks – carry bottled water with you, it’s cheaper than guzzling loads of Coke etc.
- Check out the ‘rides boards’ in hostels – this is often a cheaper and more fun way to travel (safety alert here – be careful!)
- Get a job at places / things you want to see, e.g. steward at football matches, waiter at big events etc. Hopefully you’ll get to see it for free and also earn money. – Have short hair? Take clippers with you to save on haircuts and offer to shave other people’s heads for a quid a time (pays for the clippers).
- Often buying a car will be cheaper than taking buses and planes to get round a country, e.g. Australia. Take others with you (safety issue!) to pay the way, sleep in the car to avoid accommodation costs and sell it on to get some or all of your money back.
- If you’re doing a RTW trip, take only one guidebook and find someone who’s going the opposite way to swap with.
- Use the Buy, swap and sell messageboard to sell unwanted kit or to hunt out some bargains from gappers that have finished their travels.
- Take a tent. Most European cities have great campsites. They work out at a fraction of the price of hostels, and often offer a free bus into the city centre.
- If you’re not staying exclusively in hostels with kitchens, take a wee camping stove for cheap, hot meals.
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# Airlines usually reload their computers at midnight, so as soon after that as possible is a good time to shop online for low cost seats that folks might have reserved but not paid for.
# For international flights between major cities, it’s hard to beat the price of flying courier – often half or less than regular fare. Of course, some restrictions apply.
# When one airline announces a sale to a particular destination, chances are the others will soon follow suit, so be on the lookout and call or click around.
# Seniors should ask about domestic airfare coupon books. Several airlines offer this option of discounted fares that are bought as a block of 4 coupons. Some airlines also offer this option to students.
# Use the internet to search out last minute bargain weekend fares. Most airlines’ websites have a place where drastically reduced weekend fares are available. Start checking on Wednesday for the weekend ahead.
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